Wed, January 3, 2018 - All students will go to BDB at the 7:57am bell!

You will
receive a copy of your second semester schedule at this time. We will be
putting in dual enrollment schedules and revising schedules for students that
failed a course first semester over the break.

Christmas Break December 18, 2017 January 2, 2018

Students return Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Festive Fridays Festive Fridays are always fun!

Don your most outrageous holiday apparel!
Fri, 12/15 - PBIS Raffle 1 Devil Dollar = 1 Entry. Prizes will be
awarded at the conclusion of the Chorus Program. We have two
Playstation gaming systems, 2 flat screen TVs, bluetooth wireless
ear buds, pillbox bluetooth speaker, (2) $100 Walmart gift cards,
(6) $25 Darden gift cards. Students can enter by seeing Mrs.
Coleman in the media center to enter the drawings. Students will get one
chance per Devil dollar and can choose which drawing they want to enter.

Students should check their tiftschools email DAILY!

Today, a survey was sent via Infinite Campus to all students,

households and faculty/staff in grades 8 11 (ESMS, NEC, TCHS).
Please take a moment to respond to the 3 question survey. Your
answers are anonymous. The link is active until January 19, 2018
and once you submit your response, the link will become inactive.
This allows only one response from each individual completing the
survey. Access is only available through your Infinite Campus
portal. Thank you in advance for providing your input and for
supporting your student(s) enrolled in Tift County Schools.

Final Exams:
Thurs, 12/14 1st and 3rd Blocks
Fri, 12/15 2nd and 4th Blocks
Thurs, 12/21 - Smoked Turkey - $30; pickup 12/21; Tift Co FFA
Alumni any FFA teacher/advisor can hook you up!

2018 Senior Yearbook Page Information -

https://www.scribd.com/document/365687909/2018-Senior-
Page-Information

Fri, 12/15 - As part of our annual end-of-semester celebration, we are being

treated to a performance by our show choirs on Fri, 12/15, during 1st block. The
PBIS drawing for great prizes will also occur during this time. 1 Devil Dollar = 1
Entry. **Turn DD in to your 1st block teacher**

FAFSA Fridays start January 26 FAFSA experts here to help students

and parents complete the FAFSA. There will be one each month

Scholarships Apply! Apply! Apply! The Dec/Jan scholarship

newsletter is online and in the Guidance office. Local scholarship
applications will be available in late January.

TCHS Peer-Tutoring Program The TCHS Peer-Tutoring Program is

designed to provide tutoring opportunities for students who are
experiencing difficulties in the areas of Math, Science, CTAE,
Foreign Language and Social Studies. Peer-Tutoring Sessions will
be conducted Monday-Thursday from 3:15 PM to 3:45 PM in the
Career Center in the guidance office. Please contact your school
counselor if you are interested in setting up tutoring sessions or becoming a peer-
tutor. Students requesting services would need to do so a few days in advance due
to scheduling procedures. Students providing tutoring services will earn community
service hours.

Yearbooks will be sold during all 3 lunch periods. Limited numbers!

$20 reserves one! $60 for pkg 1; $65 for pkg 2; $70 for pkg 3

Fri, 1/12/18 ACT Registration deadline for 2/10/18 test date

Fri, 2/9/18 SAT Registration deadline for 3/10/18 test date

Calling all Creative Writers! We are currently taking submissions for the
Young GA Authors Writing Competition. We will name grade level winners
for 10th, 11th and 12th. Winners will advance to the district competition. You
can submit a poem, short story, academic report, personal narrative, essay
or journalism. A few guidelines: one entry per student; 1900 word max length; original
student work; typed Times New Roman, 12 font, double-spaced, printed on one side
of paper only. Submission are due to your English teacher or Mrs. Debbie Salter (RM
106) any time between now and Jan 10, 2018.
Please take a moment to complete the survey using the link
below. Its that time of year againtime for the Georgia
Parent Survey. The Georgia Parent Survey is modeled after
the student survey and contains 24 questions. Parents may
complete the survey using their personal computer, smartphone or tablet. For parents
that do not have access to the Internet, you are welcome to complete the Georgia
Parent Survey at school. All parents are encouraged to participate in the Georgia
Parent Survey because the data will be used as part of the calculation of the School
Climate Star Rating. Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly
to the Georgia Department of Education for analysis. The Georgia Parent Survey is
also available in Spanish. Parents may select the Spanish version within the survey.
Results from the Georgia Parent Survey will not be available to the public and will not
be posted online. The Georgia Parent Survey link is posted below.
Georgia Parent Survey: http://gshs.gadoe.org/parents

Fri,3/30/18 Deadline to submit Community Service

Hours Students might want to be filling out the log
sheet to see if they are close to the hours needed for
the Community Service Cord. Doing this will allow them
to know how many hours they still need to earn and the
amount of time they have to earn those hours. Students
can pick up log sheets in the Guidance Office and can
also be printed from the TCHS tiftschools website from Student links.
 REMIND: This is a way to receive important updates in the way
that is most convenient for you. You choose how you see
messages with notifications on your phone, email or computer.
Register for Remind for each applicable class at TCHS Class of
2017, Class of 2018 and Class of 2019. If you have a student in
more than one class, register for each class. Go to www.remind.com to learn more
about this communication tool. This is for the student and the adults in the household.
To sign up for a Remind account, text the following @ code to the number 81010:

Class of 2018 - @f44f38

Class of 2019 - @d67437
Class of 2020 - @7gb3gd

Club News:

Every Mon Mock Trial meet at jail courtroom at 6:30

Every Mon Chess Club RM 201; 3:15 4:00.

Every 1st & 3rd Mon Literati Reading Bowl team meeting; media center 3:15-4:00

Every Mon French Club meet after school in RM 216

Every Mon & Wed Upward Bound RM 310; 3:30 4:30

Every Tues FCA, 7:30 in ROTC RM 924/926 in the gym. You may enter
the gym through the side student parking lot doors nearest the ROTC
classroom. You do not have to be an athlete to join and the club is
FREE! Everyone is welcome and we hope to see you there!

Every Tues Writing Club RM 115 @ 3:15; see Mr. Tanner for details

Every Tues Math Club RM 208; 3:20 4:00 Bring your chromebook!
Every Wed Math Club RM 208; 7:20 AM Bring your chromebook!

Every Wed Spanish Club RM 302; 3:15 3:45

Every Wed Debate Team meet in RM 112 (Ms. Keen).

SkillsUSA RAFFLE!! For the chance to win a 12 foot Jon Boat Tickets are $5/ea
or 5 tickets for $20. The drawing will be 12/15 at TCHS. Contact Mr. Bentley
(mickey.bentley@tiftschools.com) for tickets.
 C.A.S.E. Gift Boxes If interested, contact Beth
Golden: bgolden@tiftschools.com

FFA Shout out - Jeffery McClendon of Southeastern Carts

donated a golf cart to the Tift Co FFA Department.
McClendon said this donation was his way of giving
back to them (FFA). He said that he is glad he is able to
help the students who are in the same place he was
years before. Hes a former FFA student, a student in the Tift County Agricultural
& Environmental Sciences Career Academy and now, he is an active Tift
County Young Farmer member. According to FFA co-advisor, Lynne Cook, they
will be using the golf cart for a variety of activities, livestock shows, Childrens
Farm Day, etc, Cook added that they did not ask McClendon for his donation;
she said that he just did it to help out of the goodness of his heart.

Fri, 1/12/18 Community Fish Fry Supporting the Tift Co Quality

Steer & Heifer Show Committee; Catfish filets, cheese grits, coleslaw,
hush puppies, dessert; $8/plate dine-in or take-out; 5:00 7:00pm;
Tift Co Multi-Purpose Livestock Barn 1468 Carpenter Rd S; Tickets
available from cattle show participants, FFA advisors, at the Tift Co
Extension Office and Wall of Books 357 S Main St Tifton

Sports News:

Wed, 12/13:
Basketball (9th Boys) Valdosta @ HOME (Northeast) 4:30pm

Fri, 12/15:
Basketball Valdosta @ HOME JVG 4:00; JVB 5:30; VG 7:00; VB 8:30

Sat, 12/16:
Wrestling (V) Gorilla Warfare @ Berkmar 7:00am
Swimming Clarke-Oconee Invitational @ Athens
Basketball (9th Boys) Coffee @ HOME (Northeast) 2:00pm
Basketball Coffee @ HOME JVG 4:00; JVB 5:30; VG 7:00; VB 8:00
The 8th Annual McDonalds Tifton
Invitational Tournament Plenty of
basketball action during the
break! Come out to support our
Blue Devils Dec 28-30.